"Honestly to me it feels normal that I'm going to school with my grandpa," she told ABC News. "I look at my grandpa and I'm proud of him. This is a normal thing. It feels great and I'm very proud of him."

In case you were wondering, Neira is taking classes to earn an associate's degree in economics, while Salazar is majoring in liberal arts.

Salazar added that she doesn't want to take credit for the story.

"It's not my story. It's all my grandpa's story. I just so happen to have social media," she said. "It's amazing that it just took off and people are inspired by this and motivated, more importantly, to get their education."